Famous people · Penn Township
Born near Penn Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Bayard Taylor, with articles in 24 languages. The nearest, Ann Preston, was born in West Grove, 2 mi away. Over the border in Londonderry Township, 2 names are on record, led by John Fritz. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Bayard Taylor
Best known
Bayard Taylor
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas McKean
1734–1817American Founding Father and politician
Bayard Taylor
1825–1878United States poet, novelist and travel writer
Dugald C. Jackson
1865–1951American electrical engineer
Eugene Mercer
1888–1957American long jumper, decathlete and baseball player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Londonderry Township counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Bayard Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McKean: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cierra Runge: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Pennock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Mercer: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Alan Pownall: United States Navy photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fritz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Godshalk: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons